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| Minnie Mouse gloves jail Dudley armed robber | Minnie Mouse gloves jail Dudley armed robber |
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| An ill-disguised armed robber has been jailed after his Minnie Mouse gloves, severe limp and tattoo blew his cover. | An ill-disguised armed robber has been jailed after his Minnie Mouse gloves, severe limp and tattoo blew his cover. |
| Shane Hadlington, 27, wore a motorbike helmet when he threatened staff at a Black Country shop with a metal bar, West Midlands Police said. | Shane Hadlington, 27, wore a motorbike helmet when he threatened staff at a Black Country shop with a metal bar, West Midlands Police said. |
| But distinctive details including the two-tone duvet he used as a swag bag led to officers tracking him down. | But distinctive details including the two-tone duvet he used as a swag bag led to officers tracking him down. |
| Hadlington, of Bridge Road, Tipton, was jailed for six years after a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. | Hadlington, of Bridge Road, Tipton, was jailed for six years after a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. |
| Minnie Mouse downfall | Minnie Mouse downfall |
| More on the distinctive disguise and news from Birmingham & Black Country | More on the distinctive disguise and news from Birmingham & Black Country |
| Sergeant Sean Corrigan, from Dudley Police, said: "We soon racked up a whole package of overwhelming evidence against Hadlington...with Minnie Mouse being his ultimate downfall." | Sergeant Sean Corrigan, from Dudley Police, said: "We soon racked up a whole package of overwhelming evidence against Hadlington...with Minnie Mouse being his ultimate downfall." |
| Hadlington, along and another man who has never been identified, stole spirits and cigarettes worth £3,700 from One Stop Shop on Bourne Street, Roseville in Dudley on 15 August 2015. | Hadlington, along and another man who has never been identified, stole spirits and cigarettes worth £3,700 from One Stop Shop on Bourne Street, Roseville in Dudley on 15 August 2015. |
| A police officer who watched CCTV of the raid recognised Hadlington after he saw him in a wheelchair four days previously - when he said he had fallen off his motorbike. | A police officer who watched CCTV of the raid recognised Hadlington after he saw him in a wheelchair four days previously - when he said he had fallen off his motorbike. |
| A search of his former home in Lower Gornal, Dudley uncovered the incriminating Minnie Mouse gloves, a two-tone duvet and tracksuit bottoms identical to those worn by one of the offenders, police said. | |
| He was added to the wanted list and his photograph was circulated on social media. | He was added to the wanted list and his photograph was circulated on social media. |
| In October 2015 he was arrested at a café in Kingswinford after being spotted by a PCSO. | In October 2015 he was arrested at a café in Kingswinford after being spotted by a PCSO. |
| Hadlington was jailed on Friday. |